Archaeological Sites
Poverty Point
Late Archaic · 1700 to 1100 BCE · NE Louisiana
UnsolvedThe prize. Ancient earthwork complex; UNESCO
Where. NE Louisiana
Status. Unsolved
Where. NE Louisiana
Status. Unsolved
The account
Concentric earthen ridges built by hunter-gatherers ~3,500 years ago, one of North America's oldest large-scale earthworks.
Leads, where the trail points now
- Pin down the most specific last-known position in the record before going; the search centers on NE Louisiana.
- What you are chasing is Ancient earthwork complex; UNESCO. Work the documented record of Poverty Point back to primary sources and separate what is attested from folklore.
- PROTECTED state historic site, excavation/detecting illegal.
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